22 AMERICAN LEPIDOPTEEA. 



Automeris rubicunda. (Tab. III. fig. 1.) 



Automeris rubicunda, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 290. 



Male. Primaries above brown ; the base fawn-colour and limited by a very narrow, 

 transverse, dark line ; a lunular transverse line beyond the cell ; the discal spot dark 

 brown, oblong ; a dark triangular spot on the costal margin near the apex. Secondaries 

 above bright red ; the ocellus small, black, with a brownish centre containing a few 

 white scales ; beyond this a black transverse line ; a submarginal brownish band, and 

 a marginal brownish shade on a paler ground. Underneath the primaries are yellowish, 

 with a large black discal spot containing a white point ; a submarginal dark lunular 

 line. Secondaries underneath reddish brown, thickly speckled with black ; a white 

 discal point, and a transverse, lunular, brown line. Thorax brown, with posteriorly a 

 number of white hairs. Abdomen reddish. 



Expanse 54 millim. 



Hab. Petropolis, Brazil. 



This species is closely allied to Automeris mendosa, Boisd., which is well figured in 

 the ' Biologia,' tab. 16. fig. 6, and the true habitat of which was not known till I 

 captured a female on the Corcovado at Bio Janeiro. 



Automeris rubrescens. 



Hyperchiria rubrescens, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. vi. p. 1281. 



Larva. Length 3| inches when full-grown. Head prominent, bright green. Body 

 green ; laterally commencing at the fourth segment is a fold of skin below the stigmata ; 

 this is white, edged above with a fine black line ; stigmata yellow ; below the lateral 

 fold and beginning between segments 4 and 5, and then between each successive 

 segment, is a purplish patch dotted with white. Prolegs yellowish ; abdominal legs 

 outwardly purple dotted with white. Dorsally are four rows of long green spines 

 having green branches ; laterally are two short green spines on segments 2, 3, 4, 5, 

 and 10, and on the other segments only a single spine which is still smaller. It spins 

 a large pale brown silky cocoon, generally between leaves. 



Pupa. Length If inch, rather thick, dull black; wing-cases very slightly rough, but 

 the thorax and head more so ; on the latter, and also along the segments dorsally, are 

 scattered a few very minute brown hairs. Began cocoons on Aug. 19th, and the first 

 moths emerged on Sept. 24th. 



Very common at Jalapa, Mexico. 





